席(せき)

せき

noun

seat, place

See also: 咳(せき) (cough)

1. seat

A place to sit.

席(せき)を取(と)る。

To get a seat.

窓側(まどがわ)の席(せき)がいい。

I'd like a window seat.

席(せき)を譲(ゆず)ってください。

Please give up your seat.

満席(まんせき)で座(すわ)れなかった。

It was fully booked, so I couldn't get a seat.

この席(せき)は空(あ)いていますか。

Is this seat available?

指定席(していせき)を予約(よやく)した。

I reserved an assigned seat.

2. place, position; occasion, gathering

One's assigned spot, or the occasion of a gathering such as a meeting or a party.

席(せき)に戻(もど)ってください。

Please return to your place.

席(せき)を外(はず)しています。

They're away from their desk right now.

会議(かいぎ)の席(せき)で発表(はっぴょう)した。

I made a presentation at the meeting.

お酒(さけ)の席(せき)では気(き)をつけて。

Be careful at drinking occasions.

先生(せんせい)が席(せき)を決(き)めた。

The teacher assigned the seating.

席(せき) means a seat, place, or occasion/gathering.

Compounds

座席(ざせき): seat
空席(くうせき): vacant seat
満席(まんせき): full, no seats available
指定席(していせき): reserved seat
自由席(じゆうせき): unreserved seat
席順(せきじゅん): seating order

Common expressions

席(せき)を取(と)る: to get a seat
席(せき)を譲(ゆず)る: to give up one's seat
席(せき)を外(はず)す: to step away (from desk/seat)
この席(せき)は空(あ)いていますか: Is this seat free?

Usage

お酒(さけ)の席(せき) means a drinking party, and 会議(かいぎ)の席(せき) a meeting: the word names the occasion, not a chair.

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Added 2026.1.9 21:11 · Revised 2026.10.6 9:23

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